Toy gun



P. WEBER Aug. 8, 1933.

TOY GUN Filed May 28, 1950 Patented Aug. S, 1933 1,921,617 'rosr `GUN` Paul Weber, Magdeburg, Germany, assigner, by .lnesne assignments, to Radio Patents Gorpora-v tion, New York, BLAY., a Corporation 'of New York Application May 28, 1930, Serial No. 456,353, and in GermanyJune 2, 1929 A9 claims. I (o1. 124-44) This invention relates to a toy iire arm adapt-A ed to be used also for advertising purposes, in which small cardboard discs or the like are shot with the aid oi a tensioned elastic band. It is known to make such sinall guns by bending from flat parts, for example made oi cardboard. The novelty of the invention consists in shape hereinafter described oi the blank from which the gun is bent. the blank a barrelfor the discs to be shot is formed by bending, said barrel being open on its entire length at the top and forms at the bottom a guide path, which guides both the discs being shot, as also the slide for stretching and releasing the elastic band.

An embodiment oi the invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing in which:-

Fig. 1 shows the finished bent gun.

e0 Fig. 2 shows the blank, from which the gun is bent.

Fig. 3 is the slide to be inserted in the gun for stretching and releasing the elastic band.

Fig. 4 represents a disc adapted to be shot from this gun. v

The blank illustrated in Fig. 2 is, according to the invention, provided with a slot e, extending in longitudinal direction and of the saine length as the barrel, produced by bending together the blank. In this manner the barrel, in which the disc to be shot is inserted, is open on its entire length at the top. At the bottom the two barrel halves c2 and c3 of the blank are connected together by folding over a flap c' which, in the example illustrated, is connected to the barrel half c3. rlhis hinged flap iorrns a guide on the bottom oi the barrel, both ior the disc h to be inserted and discharged therefrom, as also for a slide f, with the aid of which the elastic band serving for discharging the disc, is stretched and released in known manner. In order to ensure that this slide is guided as accurately as possible in the barrel, open at the` .5 top, it is provided at the front and at the rear of its trigger g with a long arm y" and f2 respectively. The front arm f slides on the path formed by bending over the hinged i'lap c. A guide path is formed for the rear arm f2 by bending over a flap d', hinged'on the rear part cl3 ofthe barrel han c3.

I claim:-

l. A flat toy gun adapted for advertising purposes, bent from a lat blank having a slot on its longitudinal center extending from the iront Owing to this shape oi mi of the blank' rearwardly to pamauycivide the blank into halves, eachhaving abarrel and `a stock portion, said slot terminating in spaced relation to the rear oi the blank to provide a hinge between said halves, in combination with G0 an elastic band on said barrel, a detent element adapted to stretch and release said elastic band composed of a trigger element, a long arm at the rear and a long arm at the front oi said trigger said arms adapted to guide said detent element in said open barrel.

2. A flat toy gun adapted for advertising purposes,.bent from a flat blank having a slot on its longitudinal center extending from the iront end of the blank rearwardly tolpartially divide the blank into halves, each having abarrel and a stock portion, said slot terminating ink l spaced relation to the rear ofthe blank to provide a hinge between said halves, in colnbination with a lian hinged on one or the halves 7 5 .of said barrel and adapted to be fastened on the other half to serve as guide for the discs to be shot from the toy gun and for the iront arm of the trigger.

3. A toy gun formed or" a blank of thin material and comprising two symmetrical portions, each simulating the barrel and stock of a gun in outline, said portions being foldably connected at the rear upper edges of thebarrel portions, the top edges oi said barrel portions being free from each other forward of the Foldable connection whereby to provide an open slot in the top l of the barrel forward or" the ioldable connection,-

the rear ends of the barrel portionsfbeing provided with a notch, an elastic band secured to the forward ends of the barrel portions and adapted to be stretched and seat in said notch, a detent element including a longitudinally extending portion slidable between the barrel halves to release the elasticband and having a depending trigger portion, and spaced flaps on the lower edge o'f-one of the barrel portions and folded up between the barrel portions to `form a guide for saidl detent. 1 e. in a device of the character described, formed of a blank of hat material comprising two` substantially symmetrical halves being foldablyconnected over the rear portion of the syrnrnetry the edges of said halveszforward of 105 said foldable connection Vbeing separate from each other to'form a slot extending to the iront end; a notch 'at the rear end of said device; an elastic band secured to the front end and` adapted to be stretched and seated in said notch 1,10

for projecting an object placed in said slot and in the direction thereof; a detent element slidably arranged between said halves lto release said band; and at least one ap on the lower edge of one of said halves folded up to serve as a connection or" said halves and to form a guide for said object. Y Y

5. In a device as described in claim 4 in which said slot is obtained by means of a symmetrical cut to the folding axis of said halves forward of the foldable connection.

6. In a device as described in claim 4 in which said detent element. is provided with longitudinal end portions slidable within part of said guide.

'7. In a device of the character described,

formed of a' blank of flat material comprising y each other to formA Valrfopen slot extending to the band providedrwith longitudinal front and end portions; and a pair of spaced flaps at the lower edge o one of said halves folded up to serve as a connection of said halves and to form a guide vfor said longitudinal portions of said detent vout to the folding axis of said halves forward of the foldable connection.

` PAUL WEBER. 

